Associations to the word «Catechize»

Wiktionary

CATECHIZE, verb. To give oral instruction, especially of religion; now specifically by the formal question-and-answer method; in the Church of England, to teach the catechism as preparation for confirmation.
CATECHIZE, verb. To question at length.

Dictionary definition

CATECHIZE, verb. Examine through questioning and answering.
CATECHIZE, verb. Give religious instructions to.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats